LarryG
Western Thunderer
INSPIRATION:
The Cambrian terminus at Llanfyllyn provided the inspiration for my model. Set in the hills of northern Montgomeryshire, it is Llanfyllin by any other name, but with a bit of added importance! 'Llanfair Road' was chosen as a working title and it has stuck, so no point in changing it after such a long time.
Vernwy Lake up on the moorland was dammed in the 1880's to provide Liverpool with water and immediately attracted touring traffic particularly from Merseyside.
Llanfair became a manufacturing town in the 1930's after the semi-derelict Workhouse became a manufacturer of waterproof clothing. Initially a heavy and rather smelly garment, the raincoat developed into something more generally acceptable under the tradename Weramac. By the early 1950's it was a lightweight plastic garment and the daily output from Weramac required a parcel van to be left in one of the bays each weekday.
A military training camp up on the moor brought in additional traffic. The Cambrian was absorbed into the GWR on 25th March 1922 (My birthday in 1942), and BR in January 1948.
POST-NATIONALIZATION:
The period of the layout is circa 1956 to allow the running of some BR lined green locos while carmine & cream is still the dominant coach livery.
TRAIN FORMATIONS:
No longer bound by company boundaries, BR revised some of its train services. Llanfair was incorporated into some 'mainline' services from Whitchurch and because of the mileages involved, the non-corridor trains often had a corridor coach added.
MOTIVE POWER:
Before construction of the dam could take place, the line from Whitchurch through Oswestry to Llanfair was upgraded to take larger locomotives. The LNWR which ran into Whitchurch from Crewe had a financial hand in the upgrade in exchange for limited working rights, and so the route became joint Cambrian/LNWR until 1922 and GWR-LMS, later BR WR/LMR thereafter. Local services were handled by non-corridor stock while longer distances were corridor stock.
OBJECTIVES:
Peco bullhead track and DCC control for smooth operation of mechanisms.
Not a blow-by-blow construction, but just to say I am using the base of the building to position walls until the UHU Wood glue is set. It has to be removable so glazing can be fitted after spraying...
Holding the roof down while it sets. It will only glued to the walls after painting and glazing...
The Cambrian terminus at Llanfyllyn provided the inspiration for my model. Set in the hills of northern Montgomeryshire, it is Llanfyllin by any other name, but with a bit of added importance! 'Llanfair Road' was chosen as a working title and it has stuck, so no point in changing it after such a long time.
Vernwy Lake up on the moorland was dammed in the 1880's to provide Liverpool with water and immediately attracted touring traffic particularly from Merseyside.
Llanfair became a manufacturing town in the 1930's after the semi-derelict Workhouse became a manufacturer of waterproof clothing. Initially a heavy and rather smelly garment, the raincoat developed into something more generally acceptable under the tradename Weramac. By the early 1950's it was a lightweight plastic garment and the daily output from Weramac required a parcel van to be left in one of the bays each weekday.
A military training camp up on the moor brought in additional traffic. The Cambrian was absorbed into the GWR on 25th March 1922 (My birthday in 1942), and BR in January 1948.
POST-NATIONALIZATION:
The period of the layout is circa 1956 to allow the running of some BR lined green locos while carmine & cream is still the dominant coach livery.
TRAIN FORMATIONS:
No longer bound by company boundaries, BR revised some of its train services. Llanfair was incorporated into some 'mainline' services from Whitchurch and because of the mileages involved, the non-corridor trains often had a corridor coach added.
MOTIVE POWER:
Before construction of the dam could take place, the line from Whitchurch through Oswestry to Llanfair was upgraded to take larger locomotives. The LNWR which ran into Whitchurch from Crewe had a financial hand in the upgrade in exchange for limited working rights, and so the route became joint Cambrian/LNWR until 1922 and GWR-LMS, later BR WR/LMR thereafter. Local services were handled by non-corridor stock while longer distances were corridor stock.
OBJECTIVES:
Peco bullhead track and DCC control for smooth operation of mechanisms.
Not a blow-by-blow construction, but just to say I am using the base of the building to position walls until the UHU Wood glue is set. It has to be removable so glazing can be fitted after spraying...
Holding the roof down while it sets. It will only glued to the walls after painting and glazing...
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